If you aren’t familiar with the name Isaac Gracie yet, chances are you will very soon. After the 21 year-old caused a frantic bidding war between major label giants, Virgin EMI’s brand new signing has sent the music industry into frenzy with only a few songs under his belt. With a suffocating of hype set against him, Gracie’s stunning new single ‘Terrified’ from his debut EP ‘Songs From My Bedroom’ does all but disappoint. Heart-sinkingly emotive vocals combined with minimalist and austere production resonates as Gracie pleads “But I don’t want to be a boy, I want to be a man/ But something’s got me wrong inside/ And I’m looking for the answer I don’t understand/ And darling I’m terrified”. A genuinely beautiful talent with tinges of Jeff Buckley, it’s incredibly likely that Isaac Gracie will be a leading name in 2016’s musical repertoire. -JE